23rd Ave construction update: Union closed this weekend, sidewalk work, October work preview

First closure at E Union St intersection this weekend Beginning 7 PM this Friday, September 25, crews will close the E Union St and 23rd Ave intersection to begin replacing the water main underneath the street. The intersection will reopen by 6 AM on Monday, September 28. Neighbors can expect detours, continuous work, noise, dust, and vibration throughout all hours of the weekend Please follow the signed detours and avoid cutting through neighborhood streets Residents and customers can drive into areas marked for local access to reach homes and businesses near the intersection Businesses along E Union St and 23rd Ave will be open for business throughout this work Please call our hotline at 206-727-8857 if you have questions As a reminder, crews will need to close this intersection 1 to 2 additional weekends over the next several weeks to complete the water main connection. We’ll share an updated schedule for the future weekend intersection closures through email updates and our website each week. Please check back for the latest information. Check out the construction notice for more details, including a map of the detour routes and information about temporary water service interruptions.  Sidewalk work from S Jackson St to E Yesler Way Construction crews are working to demolish and repave sidewalks from S Jackson St to E Yesler Way on the east and west sides of 23rd Ave. Please use caution and pay attention to sidewalk closures and pedestrian detours. Upcoming E James St intersection closure Crews will close the E James St and 23rd Ave intersection in early October to work on the storm drain. This closure is tentatively scheduled for the weekend of October 2, but may be shifted depending on the schedule for E Union St intersection work. We’ll share a confirmed date and more information about the closure early next week. Water main work to continue north of E Union St next month Around mid-October, crews will wrap up their early work on the water main between E Cherry and E Union streets and will continue their work north of E Union St. As with thecurrent work in Zone B, there will be traffic revisions and temporary side street closures associated with this work. Drivers will still be able to travel both north and south on 23rd Ave, though travel will be reduced to one lane in each direction. We will provide more detailed information as the work gets closer. Upcoming construction activities The intersection of E Yesler Way and 23rd Ave will be partially closed to through traffic on weekdays through September 25. Southbound travel will be maintained, but east- and westbound traffic will be detoured. See the construction notice about this work for more information Dates have not been confirmed for future weekend work at the S Jackson St intersection. Please stay tuned for details For more information Visit: www.seattle.gov/transportation/23rd_Ave.htm Email: 23rdAveCorridor@seattle.gov Call the 24-hour project hotline: 206-727-8857

23rd & Union Design Review : Sept. 30th

Neighborhood BBQ and Council/School Board Candidate event: Weds. Sept. 16th

Please join your neighbors at Miller Community Center on Wednesday September 16th.

 Miller Community Center will provide (some) food and many hot coals for you to BBQ your dinner. Please bring something to share as well.

All of the candidates for School Board and City Council will stop by during the event. Ask them all your pressing questions. Here's their best guess as to when they will be here. (updated as of 9/14/15).

(Council candidates probably will leave by 5 PM, due to GSBA event at 5:30)

Probably going to be very rainy, so we'll all be cosying up together in the multipurpose room.

Council Position 3 (i.e. OUR district)

Sawant: between other events

Banks: 4 - 5 PM

Council Position 8 (Citywide)

Grant: 3:30 PM

Burgess 4 - 5 PM

Council Position 9 (Citywide)

Bradburd: yes

Gonzalez: yes

School Board Position 3 (General Election citywide)

McGuire: Yes

Geary: 5:30 - 7

School Board Position 6 (General Election citywide)

Harris: Yes

McLaren: 3 - 4 PM.

We'll also have time to chat about our neighborhood issues, and about any activities we want to arrange.

New development coming to 19th & Mercer - developer would like you to preview preliminary ideas

(Capitol Hill Seattle blog's take on this)

From: Steve Orser [mailto:sorser@mericap.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2015 4:12 PM
To: Durkan, Tim <Tim.Durkan@seattle.gov>
Cc: Josh Stepherson <josh@stephersonassociates.com>
Subject: 1830 E Mercer

Hi Tim.  Here’s some information on the property and the project. 

We’re going to have an Open House for the proposed development on Thursday, Sept 10, from 5:00-6:30 in the back room at Victrola Coffee (411 15th Ave E).  Pretty informal and chance to talk and ask questions. We’ll have the architect, Public47, provide a little presentation starting about 5:30-ish just to help. 

Thanks for letting me know who else we should be letting know. 

15th Ave Festival: Sunday Sept. 13th

23rd Avenue Project: No work Labor Day weekend

No work Labor Day weekend In observance of the federal holiday, crews will not be working September 5 – 7. We hope you have a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Partial intersection closure at E Yesler Way, weekdays September 14 – 25 The intersection of E Yesler Way and 23rd Ave will be partially closed to through traffic on weekdays from Monday, September 14 to Friday, September 25. During the weekday closures, crews will complete demolition and paving work originally scheduled for the weekend of August 29 that was postponed due to the weather. The work will take place during regular daytime work hours, Monday through Friday. Crews will divide the work into 2 one-week closures of one side of the intersection, beginning with the west side September 14 – 18, followed by the east side September 21 – 25. Southbound traffic on 23rd Ave will be maintained at all times, and the intersection will be opened to east- and westbound traffic over the weekends of September 19 and September 26. For more information about the closures and corresponding detours, please see theconstruction notice about this work. Central Area Block Party If you’d like to learn more about what’s happening on the project, please stop by our booth at the Central Area Block Party on Saturday, September 12. The event will be at 23rd Ave and E Cherry St. We hope to see you there!   Upcoming construction activities Intersection work is scheduled at E Cherry St the weekend of September 18 – 21. We will share more details in our email update next week. Early utility work north of E Cherry St continues as crews replace the water main under the street. Over the coming weeks, work will progress north from E Cherry St to E Union St, so expect traffic revisions and temporary side street closures. During this work, drivers can still travel both north and south on 23rd Ave, though travel will be reduced to one lane in each direction. Check out the updated construction notice for more information about this work. Paving activities, including intermittent night work, will occur on 23rd Ave from S Jackson St to E Yesler Way over the next few weeks. Most work will take place during the day; however, periodic night work to complete green saw cutting could occur between 9 PM and 2 AM. View the flyer about this work for more information. Dates have not been confirmed for future weekend work at the S Jackson St intersection. Please stay tuned for details. For more information Visit: www.seattle.gov/transportation/23rd_Ave.htm Email: 23rdAveCorridor@seattle.gov Call the 24-hour project hotline: 206-727-8857